Cure' of Ars Parishioners Dedicate Family Room to
Enormous Creche Display for Christmas

			The Londono family of Overland Park, Kansas have turned their comfortable suburban home into a huge display of Christmas devotion. Fernando and Constanza Londono, Cure' of Ars parishioners, and their two teenage children spend several weeks each winter converting their family room into a tiered, lighted display of typical scenes of life in their native Colombia and throughout the world using thousands of miniature lighted buildings, fountains, structures, animals, and people. The display leads to the top level, and the Holy Family. On Christmas Eve, the Londono family places the Christ Child into the crib as part of their Christmas observance. Fernando and Constanza moved to Kansas City many years ago, but their living room manger display has brought home a little bit of their native Colombia into their home. These displays are common in Colombia, with many people even using cardboard buildings where more elaborate structures are not available. Friends travelling around the world have brought them many buildings, including a fountain from Florida, a barn from Thailand, and a fruit stand from Colombia. (Click on thumbnail to show full size photo).

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